name: web-search description: 'Search the web for information using Playwright browser automation. Use when the user asks to find, look up, or research something online.' metadata: verb: search
Web Search Skill
Use the Playwright MCP browser tools to search the web.
Steps
- Navigate to
https://www.google.com/search?q=<URL-encoded query> - Wait for results to load
- Extract the top 5 result titles, URLs, and snippets
- If the user needs more detail, click into the most relevant result and extract key content
- Summarize findings concisely with source links
Tips
- For news queries, add
&tbm=nwsto the Google URL - For recent results, add
&tbs=qdr:d(past day) or&tbs=qdr:w(past week) - Always cite sources with URLs
- If Google blocks you, try DuckDuckGo:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=<query>